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There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter

“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel

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These books use intimacy to explore power, longing, shame, and the self

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The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter

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“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel

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Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats

"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide

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I Didn’t Want to Fly Fish, But I Loved Him Enough to Learn

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Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night

“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature

Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen

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Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson

Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt

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Jul 21 - Thomas Schlesser

The Secret Lives of Objects

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A Trans Dad Interrogates the Gendered Experience of Domestic Life

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Jul 23 - Electric Literature

Exclusive Cover Reveal of BEAUTY TALK by Asa Drake

A pearlescent spoon cradles the moon, rendering its beauty strange and luminous

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Exclusive Cover Reveal of “A Cow Gives Birth at Night” by Pajtim Statovci, Translated by David Hackston

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The Small Press Titles You Don’t Want To Miss This Summer

Looking for a great book to take on your next beach trip? Check out some of the best indie titles of the season

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